Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for reaching out to us for help and support. I can appreciate how desperately you want to find out that you are pregnant, and I really hope that you are.
Once you stop taking the pill, the hormones are out of your body quickly, usually within a couple of days. When the hormones are gone your body needs to start again on its own to function. That mean it will start producing follicles again, which eventually lead you to ovulate. Everybody acts differently, some may take a couple of weeks to ovulate, other may take some months, but in general your body should be in "normal mode" within less than two to three months after stopping the pill.
if you had problems with ovulation before you started the pill then the same issues may still be there. Some women take the pill for irregular periods and ovulation, and you cannot expect this to change once you stop the pill.
Five months of trying to conceive is not long enough to be concerned. It takes on average four to five months to get pregnant, and 85% of couples take up to one year.
Anonymous, if your period is late by six days, and you tested already, you may have tested too early.
Wait another week and test again. For the most accurate result, test in the morning using the first urine of the day. In the meantime, take care of yourself as if you are pregnant.
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for reaching out to us for help and support. I can appreciate how desperately you want to find out that you are pregnant, and I really hope that you are.
Once you stop taking the pill, the hormones are out of your body quickly, usually within a couple of days. When the hormones are gone your body needs to start again on its own to function. That mean it will start producing follicles again, which eventually lead you to ovulate. Everybody acts differently, some may take a couple of weeks to ovulate, other may take some months, but in general your body should be in "normal mode" within less than two to three months after stopping the pill.
if you had problems with ovulation before you started the pill then the same issues may still be there. Some women take the pill for irregular periods and ovulation, and you cannot expect this to change once you stop the pill.
Five months of trying to conceive is not long enough to be concerned. It takes on average four to five months to get pregnant, and 85% of couples take up to one year.
Anonymous, if your period is late by six days, and you tested already, you may have tested too early.
Wait another week and test again. For the most accurate result, test in the morning using the first urine of the day. In the meantime, take care of yourself as if you are pregnant.
Positive thoughts coming your way,
October 22, 2015 - 8:24amMaryann
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